2015 in Nepal

The following lists events that happened during 2015 in the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal.

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See also:	Other events of 2015 Timeline of Nepalese history

Incumbents

• President: Ram Baran Yadav
• Prime Minister: Sushil Koirala
• Vice President: Parmanand Jha
• Chief Justice: Ram Kumar Prasad Shah (until 7 July), Kalyan Shrestha (starting 7 July)

Events

January

• January 5 - Introduction of separate buses for women.[1][2]

March

• March 4 - Turkish Airlines Flight TK726, landing in dense fog in Kathmandu, skids off a slippery runway, however, there are no serious injuries.[3]

April

• April 25 - A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Nepal with epicenter at Gorkha at a depth of 15.0 km (9.3 mi).[4] In total, at least 10,000 people were killed in Nepal, India, Bangladesh, and China.[5][6]

May

• May 12 - A magnitude 7.3 earthquake with the epicenter at Dolakha kills at least 66 people in Nepal. [7]

October

• October 29 -Bidhya Devi Bhandari first Nepalese woman President to hold the office. [8]

Deaths

• Surya Bahadur Thapa, five times Prime Minister
• Bharat Raj Upreti, 64, Nepali judge, justice of the Supreme Court (2009–2013), suicide by hanging.

References

1. https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/2015/01/06/nepals-women-only-buses?articleId=USRTR4KAFK
2. http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0105/670365-women-only-buses-nepal/
3. "Turkish Airlines Jet Skids Off Runway, Passengers Escape to Safety". 4 March 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
4. "M7.6 - 34km ESE of Lamjung, Nepal". United States Geological Survey. April 25, 2015. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
5. "Nepal earthquake: Death toll passes 1,000". BBC News. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
6. Corinne Cathcard; Emily Shapiro (25 April 2015). "At Least 10000 Believed Dead After Massive Earthquake Strikes Nepal". ABC News. Associated Press. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
7. "Fresh earthquake kills scores in Nepal and India". Retrieved 2015-05-12.
8. "Nepalese parliament elects first female president". Retrieved 2015-10-29.